Category Archives: History of the Western World

Historians Respond to Critical Race Theory Controversy

Posted on June 29, 2021 by briansandberg

Historians and educators across the United States are responding to the current political attacks on Critical Race Theory and politicians’ attempts to dictate the ways in which professional historians teach about race and racism in American history. Many historians and … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Education Policy, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, Globalization, High School History Teaching, Historiography and Social Theory, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Multiracial Ships and Maritime History

Posted on June 28, 2021 by briansandberg

Maritime historians have recognized that premodern ships represented diverse onboard communities, composed of multicultural—and often multiracial—crews. The social spaces of ships brought together officers, navigators, sailors, soldiers, artisans, and slaves recruited or coerced from very different population groups. But, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History in the Media, History of Medicine, History of Race and Racism, History of Science, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Maritime History, Museums and Historical Memory, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

¡ Viva la Libertad !

Posted on May 27, 2021 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library is currently showing an exhibition on ¡ Viva la Libertad ! Latin American and the Age of Revolutions. ¡ Viva la Libertad ! explores Latin American revolutions in the nineteenth century and their legacies for Central and … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, Crowd Studies, Cultural History, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Human Rights, Manuscript Studies, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, World History | Leave a comment

Gruen Prize for Graduate Essays in Ancient History

Posted on May 13, 2021 by briansandberg

The Society for Classical Studies is offering a prize for the best graduate research paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean. A number of graduate students at Northern Illinois University work on ancient, late antique, and early medieval history. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, European History, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, History of the Western World, Mediterranean World, World History | Leave a comment

Humanities Instructor Position at Interlochen

Posted on April 28, 2021 by briansandberg

Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan is hiring a Humanities Instructor. This teaching position in the Humanities might interest recent graduates of the BA or MA in History programs at Northern Illinois University. The History and Social Science Secondary … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Graduate Work in History, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Jobs and Positions, Northern Illinois University, The Past Alive: Teaching History, Undergraduate Work in History, World History | Leave a comment

Pre-Modern World History Position

Posted on April 19, 2021 by briansandberg

University Laboratory High School in Champaign-Urbana is hiring a high school teacher in pre-modern World History. History graduates of the History and Social Science Secondary Educator Licensure Programs at Northern Illinois University may be interested in applying for this position. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Careers in History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of the Western World, Illinois History and Society, Jobs and Positions, Medieval History, Northern Illinois University, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History, Undergraduate Work in History, World History | Leave a comment

Teaching Renaissance Studies Online

Posted on April 19, 2021 by briansandberg

High school teachers have been confronting the difficulties of teaching History and Social Sciences online over the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These subjects are incredibly complicated, requiring the use of images and maps to teach teenage students … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of the Western World, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History, World History | Leave a comment

“Lost Golden City” Discovered in Egypt

Posted on April 12, 2021 by briansandberg

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an important ancient Egyptian city near the modern city of Luxor. The archaeological excavations began in September 2020 and seem to be revealing the “lost golden city” of Akhenaten. National Geographic reports: “Three thousand … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Empires and Imperialism, History in the Media, History of the Western World, Material Culture, Museums and Historical Memory, Urban History, World History | Leave a comment

A New World Map Innovates

Posted on March 16, 2021 by briansandberg

A new world map may transform the way we look at the earth. This map is a two-dimensional double-sided disk centered on the earth’s poles. Major innovations in the history of cartography are difficult to achieve, despite new digital tools … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Cartographic History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern World, History in the Media, History of the Western World, Maritime History, Museums and Historical Memory, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

The World in the Book: 1300-1800

Posted on February 23, 2021 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is offering an undergraduate seminar on The World in the Book: 1300-1800 in Fall 2021. Northern Illinois University undergraduate students interested in medieval, renaissance, and early modern studies are encouraged to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of the Book, History of the Western World, Information Management, Lectures and Seminars, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Undergraduate Work in History, World History | Leave a comment